A truck accident can have devastating consequences. Victims can be left with severe and life-altering injuries, and medical expenses can be overwhelming. In order to help keep roads safe, truck drivers and trucking companies in Texas and throughout the country are required to follow federal law. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates all...
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Houston Trucking Company Shut Down Due to Safety Violations
Our Texas truck accident lawyers emphasize the importance of safe tractor-trailers The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently ordered a Houston trucking company to cease operations due to numerous safety violations and a fatal truck accident earlier this year, according to Fleet Owner, a trucking industry website. The FMCSA ordered 4 Life Transport in...
Read MoreStudy: Cocaine Abuse by Truck Drivers May Be Underreported
Texas truck accident attorneys discuss the importance of drug testing A startling new report that claims higher than expected rates of cocaine and opioid use among truck drivers is renewing calls for hair follicle drug testing in the trucking industry. Impaired truckers increase the risk for truck accident fatalities and serious injuries such as paralysis,...
Read MoreReport: Harris County Ranks 10th in the Nation for Fatal Crashes
A Houston Car Accident Lawyer Explains What Drivers Should Know The roads and highways in Harris County can be dangerous. Traffic congestion combined with careless and reckless drivers can lead to fatal accidents. A recent report shows just how dangerous the roads are for drivers in Houston. According to an article in Culturemap, Harris County...
Read MoreFire At ExxonMobil Refinery Leaves Several Injured
Four people were injured in an early morning fire at an ExxonMobil oil refinery in Baytown, Texas on December 23 in what a local sheriff is calling a “major industrial accident.” In a tweet, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said initial reports indicated that there had been some sort of explosion inside the plant. Deputies...
Read MoreCourt Verdict Sends Strong Message to Trucking Companies
A Texas Truck Accident Lawyer Explains A jury’s recent multi-million-dollar verdict in a deadly FedEx truck crash will send a strong message about the importance of safety in the trucking industry, according to the son of a man who was killed in a tractor-trailer accident. The crash in east Texas happened after the FedEx driver...
Read MoreFamily Says Truck Stop Owners At Fault for Fatal Parking Lot Accident
Negligence can lead to a truck accident anywhere in Texas – on highways such as I-10, on busy city streets, or on back roads. A fatal crash in September 2021 happened in a truck stop parking lot in Brookshire. The victim’s family has filed a lawsuit, saying that the negligence of the truck stop owners...
Read MoreMultiple Deaths, Injuries Reported After Travis Scott Concert at Astroworld Music Festival
Our thoughts are with the victims, and we are here to help Multiple people died and hundreds of others were injured when a crowd surged toward the stage during Travis Scott's performance at the Astroworld music festival in Houston on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The tragic incident took place shortly after 9 p.m. at the...
Read MoreTruck Drivers Warned About Accident Risks of Low Bridges
A Houston truck accident attorney discusses the problem The driver of a big rig that tries to pass beneath a low bridge or travel on a non-permitted route could cause a serious truck accident. It’s become such a problem in Houston that officials at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials are warning semi-truck drivers...
Read MoreStudy Finds Offshore Oil Rig and Gas Worker Fatalities Are Undercounted
Our Texas oil rig accident lawyers reveal what you should know The federal government undercounts the number of workers who die as a result of offshore fatalities while working on offshore oil and gas rigs, according to a recent, in-depth study that examined fatalities for offshore oil rig accidents. As a result of such undercounting,...
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